Aaron Rai won the 2026 PGA Championship on Sunday, and with his first major title, he also received a record PGA winner’s payout of $3.69 million.
The PGA Championship had a record total purse this year, doling out $20.5 million in winnings — up $1.5 million from last year.
Runners-up Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley each walked away with $1.804 million.
Players missing the cut at Aronimink Golf Club or not finishing the tournament received $4,300.
Here is a breakdown of the full purse.
| Position | Player | Earnings |
| 1 | Aaron Rai | $3,690,000.00 |
| T2 | Jon Rahm | $1,804,000.00 |
| T2 | Alex Smalley | $1,804,000.00 |
| T4 | Justin Thomas | $843,866.67 |
| T4 | Ludvig Åberg | $843,866.67 |
| T4 | Matti Schmid | $843,866.67 |
| T7 | Cameron Smith | $637,050.00 |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | $637,050.00 |
| T7 | Xander Schauffele | $637,050.00 |
| T10 | Kurt Kitayama | $496,707.50 |
| T10 | Chris Gotterup | $496,707.50 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | $496,707.50 |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | $496,707.50 |
| T14 | Matt Fitzpatrick | $364,762.50 |
| T14 | Scottie Scheffler | $364,762.50 |
| T14 | Max Greyserman | $364,762.50 |
| T14 | Ben Griffin | $364,762.50 |
| T18 | Jordan Spieth | $229,128.75 |
| T18 | Stephan Jaeger | $229,128.75 |
| T18 | Padraig Harrington | $229,128.75 |
| T18 | David Puig | $229,128.75 |
| T18 | Harris English | $229,128.75 |
| T18 | Min Woo Lee | $229,128.75 |
| T18 | Joaquin Niemann | $229,128.75 |
| T18 | Maverick McNealy | $229,128.75 |
| T26 | Alex Noren | $125,523.33 |
| T26 | Cameron Young | $125,523.33 |
| T26 | Andrew Novak | $125,523.33 |
| T26 | Daniel Hillier | $125,523.33 |
| T26 | Tom Hoge | $125,523.33 |
| T26 | Sam Burns | $125,523.33 |
| T26 | Hideki Matsuyama | $125,523.33 |
| T26 | Bud Cauley | $125,523.33 |
| T26 | Nick Taylor | $125,523.33 |
| T35 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | $78,805.56 |
| T35 | Patrick Cantlay | $78,805.56 |
| T35 | Ryo Hisatsune | $78,805.56 |
| T35 | Daniel Berger | $78,805.56 |
| T35 | Ryan Fox | $78,805.56 |
| T35 | Haotong Li | $78,805.56 |
| T35 | Aldrich Potgieter | $78,805.56 |
| T35 | Si Woo Kim | $78,805.56 |
| T35 | Martin Kaymer | $78,805.56 |
| T44 | Matt Wallace | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Shane Lowry | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Jhonattan Vegas | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Denny McCarthy | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Chandler Blanchet | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Taylor Pendrith | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Dustin Johnson | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Nicolai Højgaard | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Michael Kim | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Kristoffer Reitan | $50,348.18 |
| T44 | Chris Kirk | $50,348.18 |
| T55 | Collin Morikawa | $34,186.00 |
| T55 | Corey Conners | $34,186.00 |
| T55 | Andrew Putnam | $34,186.00 |
| T55 | Brooks Koepka | $34,186.00 |
| T55 | Mikael Lindberg | $34,186.00 |
| T60 | Sami Valimaki | $29,218.00 |
| T60 | Sahith Theegala | $29,218.00 |
| T60 | Rico Hoey | $29,218.00 |
| T60 | Rickie Fowler | $29,218.00 |
| T60 | Brian Harman | $29,218.00 |
| T65 | Casey Jarvis | $26,900.00 |
| T65 | Jason Day | $26,900.00 |
| T65 | Rasmus Højgaard | $26,900.00 |
| T65 | Keith Mitchell | $26,900.00 |
| T65 | Sam Stevens | $26,900.00 |
| T70 | Luke Donald | $25,070.00 |
| T70 | Ryan Gerard | $25,070.00 |
| T70 | John Parry | $25,070.00 |
| T70 | William Mouw | $25,070.00 |
| T70 | Kazuki Higa | $25,070.00 |
| T75 | Elvis Smylie | $24,192.50 |
| T75 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | $24,192.50 |
| T75 | Alex Fitzpatrick | $24,192.50 |
| T75 | Daniel Brown | $24,192.50 |
| 79 | Johnny Keefer | $23,970.00 |
| 80 | Ben Kern | $23,930.00 |
| 81 | Michael Brennan | $23,910.00 |
| 82 | Brian Campbell | $23,900.00 |
